Kant’s concept of affect defies all positive definition.

Evidence

But what exactly is affectivity in Kant? It is easier to say what it is not” (de Man, Aesthetic Ideology, 123). Earlier, de Man had expressed his doubts as to whether Hegel, for example, ever did “justice … to Kant’s concept of affect ( Gemilt)” (ro9). — Gil Anidjar, The Jew, the Arab, 1151

Categorization

• QUESTION: De Man’s claim that affectivity in Kant is easier to define by negation is worth chasing into Aesthetic Ideology itself.